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Fungus Flora limited to the Agaricaceae, the author holding 

 that, by including the genera common to European countries, the 

 false impressions that often arise from a familiarity with the 

 fungi of one country only, may be removed. 



The chief aim of this book is to give the most important 

 characters of each species as presented by pileus, gills, stem, and 

 spores respectively. On putting the book to a practical test one 

 is convinced of the utility of the method employed, for a great 

 saving of time is at once evident. It is not a book for the 

 beginner. From twenty to twenty-four species are often 

 diagnosed on a couple of pages, but for all this, the printing is 

 quite clear, and the lines belonging to each description are 

 perfectly distinct. One cannot speak equally well of the paper 

 and binding. A book constantly needed for reference surely 

 requires an extra strong binding. The addition to the cost 

 might be considerable, but those putting the book to practical use 

 would certainly appreciate a more durable cover. 



The work includes descriptions of 2,750 European species, of 

 w^hich 1,553 are British. Those not lecorded as British are 

 indicated by a bracket. The index is singularly well prepared. 

 Objection might be raised to the absence of plates of any kind, 

 but as they cannot be included without greatly increasing the 

 bulk and cost, it is perhaps advisable not to add them. In the 

 bibliography Mr. Massee gives the necessary information respect- 

 ing the best published illustrations of British and other fungi. 



To one who is already interested and wishes to work seriously 

 at the Agaricaceae, this book will prove of great assistance, for 

 the perspicacity of the short descriptions will often save him from 

 wading through an amount of unnecessary detail. R. P. 



Manipulation of the Microscope. By Edward Bausch. Fourth 

 Edition. 6^ x 4| in. vii. + 214 pages, about 70 figures 

 in the text. Rochester, N.Y., 1901 : Bausch and Lomb 

 Optical Co. Price (in England), 3s. 6fZ. 



This little book, which has now reached the fourth edition, 

 possesses many excellent features and should certainly be more 



